Victoria police raid in Esquimalt at centre of property seizure debate
By Katherine Dedyna/TimesColonist.com Published on May 27, 2013 In a raid just over a year ago, Victoria police confiscated drugs and more than $15,000 in cash stashed in […]
Privacy complaint launched over CBSA reality TV show
By CBC.ca Published May 27, 2013 The B.C. Civil Liberties Association says it plans to file a privacy complaint against the Canada Border Services Agency for allowing a […]
CBC Radio: Solitary Confinement – Bobby Lee Worm’s Story
Published on May 23, 2013 Listen at CBCRadio Listen here as Bobby Lee Worm, an Aboriginal woman from Regina, explains how solitary confinement affected her and her lawyer […]
Former female convict spent years in solitary confinement in B.C.
Published May 22, 2013 Watch at CBC.ca A Saskatchewan woman who was held in solitary confinement in B.C. for a total of 3½ years has issued an emotional […]
Prisoner who spent three-and-a-half years in solitary confinement wins settlement from federal government
By John Colebourn/TheProvince.com Published on May 22, 2013 An aboriginal woman whose plight in solitary confinement in the federal prison system sparked a legal challenge attended a news […]
23 hours a day: Saskatchewan woman settles lawsuit over solitary confinement
By VancouverSun.com Published on May 22, 2013 VANCOUVER – The B.C. Civil Liberties Association says the federal government has settled a lawsuit with an aboriginal woman who says […]
Aboriginal woman settles lawsuit that claimed she was treated inhumanely in jail
By Kevin Griffin/VancouverSun.com Published on May 22, 2013 LAWSUIT LED TO END OF PROGRAM THAT PLACED FEMALE PRISONERS IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT A Cree woman from Saskatchewan who felt […]
End solitary confinement, says former female inmate
By CBC.ca Published on May 22, 2013 BobbyLee Worm was held in segregation for 3½ years of her 6-year sentence A Saskatchewan woman who was held in solitary […]
Civil liberties group hopes to set precedent against solitary confinement
By Aurora Tejeida/TheTyee.ca Published on May 22, 2013 BobbyLee Worm, a 26-year-old aboriginal woman who was held in solitary confinement for more than three years, spoke at a […]
Aboriginal woman reaches settlement with feds over solitary confinement
By Marcella Bernardo/CKNW.com Published on May 22, 2013 An out of court settlement has been reached in the case of an aboriginal woman from Saskatchewan who spent more […]